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M5.0 Earthquake near Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2025-09-18 17:40:27 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near Kuril Islands on September 18, 2025 at 17:40 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-09-18 17:40:27 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

49.26000, 155.86000

Temperature

10.5°C

Depth profile

Shallow

10 km

Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Vilyuchinsk445.3 kmNE25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy464.8 kmNE181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Tao-Rusyr Caldera

Distance: 83 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'272 m ·Last eruption: 1952 ·Russia
Nemo Peak

Distance: 83 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 994 m ·Last eruption: 1938 ·Russia
Kharimkotan

Distance: 99 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'145 m ·Last eruption: 1933 ·Russia
Karpinsky Group

Distance: 104 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'326 m ·Russia
Fuss Peak

Distance: 120 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'742 m ·Last eruption: 1854 ·Russia
Chikurachki Activity reported

Distance: 122 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'781 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours2

First 24 hours2

First 72 hours8

Strongest subsequent eventM5.8

M4.52025-09-18 17:40:35 UTC51.4 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.52025-09-18 17:40:40 UTC81.0 km82 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M5.12025-09-20 01:27:43 UTC126.5 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.92025-09-20 01:27:46 UTC96.3 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.92025-09-20 01:27:47 UTC81.4 kmKuril Islands M5.02025-09-20 01:28:37 UTC102.6 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.82025-09-20 01:28:59 UTC137.6 kmKuril Islands M4.52025-09-20 17:49:15 UTC70.4 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.52025-09-22 13:42:53 UTC34.1 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.72025-09-23 21:26:56 UTC51.5 kmKURIL ISLANDS M4.72025-09-26 13:36:50 UTC128.8 kmKURIL ISLANDS M5.12025-09-27 07:25:01 UTC148.6 km208 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#100

Earlier events M≥4296

Earlier events M≥5136

Compared since2025-02-03

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M6.52025-08-04 04:20:53 UTC69.4 km212 km S of Severo-Kurilsk, Russia M6.32025-08-04 04:20:54 UTC62.6 kmEast of Kuril Islands M6.22025-08-04 04:20:54 UTC57.4 kmEAST OF KURIL ISLANDS M6.22025-08-04 04:20:53 UTC69.4 km212 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia M6.22025-07-30 04:25:16 UTC38.2 kmKuril Islands

Stats (last 24h)

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